desertion

C1 Topic:People & Society
US /dɪˈzɝʃən/ UK /dɪˈzɜːʃən/
noun Freq #24945

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The act of abandoning a person, duty, or cause that you should support.

    The soldier was punished for desertion after leaving his post.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the act of abandoning a... abandonmentdefection
Word family
Forms desertions

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French désertion.

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